Mohnish Dinesh Mishra (born 9 February 1984) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler.[1] He was banned from Indian cricket over signing up with the rebel ICL. Subsequently, Mishra left the ICL and, following an amnesty offer from BCCI, returned to Indian domestic cricket.[2]

Mohnish Mishra
Personal information
Full name
Mohnish Dinesh Mishra
Born (1984-02-09) 9 February 1984 (age 40)
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–presentMadhya Pradesh
2007/08–2008/09Delhi Giants
2010Deccan Chargers
2011–2012Pune Warriors India
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 29 24 34
Runs scored 1,816 946 683
Batting average 46.56 43.00 22.03
100s/50s 5/8 2/5 0/2
Top score 214 117 84
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 11/– 8/– 9/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 January 2012

A middle-order batsman, Mishra made his first-class cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh against Railways in 2000/01 at the age of 16.[3] However, he played just two games in that season.[4] He also represented India at the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2002.[5] He then went through a period of four years without competitive cricket as he failed to impress the selectors of his state team. He made a comeback during the 2005/06 season, but his domestic career was cut short after he signed up with the Delhi Giants team in the now-defunct Indian Cricket League. Eventually, the BCCI revoked its ban on the ICL players and Mishra returned to playing for his state team in 2009 and has been a regular member of the playing XI ever since. He signed up for Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2010.[6] Mishra went on to play 11 matches for them that season. He had a highly successful first-class season in 2010/11 as he accumulated 718 runs in 9 matches at an average of 59.83. In 2011, he signed a contract with the new IPL franchise Pune Warriors India.[7]

He was suspended on 15 May 2012 over spot-fixing, after a local news channel, India TV accused him along with four other players based on a sting operation.[8] After the corruption probe in June, Mishra was handed a one-year ban for bringing the game into disrepute while his Madhya Pradesh teammate TP Sudhindra was given a life-ban after he was found guilty of the charges.[9]

References

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  1. ^ ESPNcricinfo – Mohnish Mishra
  2. ^ Former ICL players named in IPL
  3. ^ Railways v Madhya Pradesh, 2000/01
  4. ^ Season by season FC record of Mohnish Mishra
  5. ^ "Mishra at the Under-19 World Cup 2002". Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ^ Deccan Chargers Squad, IPL 2010
  7. ^ Pune Warriors Squad, IPL 2011
  8. ^ CricketCountry Staff (15 May 2012). "BCCI suspends five players accused in spot-fixing". Cricketcountry.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  9. ^ "BCCI bans five players after corruption probe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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